Friction-top can.



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JOHN H. SPECHT; OF CLEVELAND, OI-llu, ASSIGNOR T `AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

FRICTION-TOP CAN.

t Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom t may concern.'

citizen of the United States, residing in Cleveland, in the county -of Cuyahoga and -State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Friction-Top Cans, of whichthe following is a specification.

My 'invention relates to improvements in friction top cans and has for its object broadly-the provision of al friction top can which will be of sim le, elfiliient and durable construction, capab el of being repeatedly opened and closed and which will be particularly suitable .for use as a paint pot or pail.

A further object of the invention is the provision of such a can which may be made of 'the larger or half gallon or gallon sizes without liability of the friction cover springing 0E or failing to produce a secure and liquid tight closure by its tight frictional y engagement alone with the can body, it bel ing understood, however, that the use of the invention is not restricted to cans of anyv particular size.

Other objects and advantagesof the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof. Y

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical, sectional view taken substantially through the center yof a can embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same and Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the cover removed from the can.

For the purposes of illustrating my in- Y vention I have shown'it embodied in a paint can comprising a body 4 of ordinary and well known construction and provided with an inwardly extending flange 5. The flange 5 in the present instance is secured to the body about its edge at 6 in any suitable mann er and is bent down adjacent this juncture with the body at 7 for a purpose which will be hereinafter described. All ofthe arts are preferably of sheet metal and the ange 5 is bent downwardly at 8 to provide a vertically disposed friction wall 9 beneath which it is bent upwardly at an angle at 10 to provide an inclined portion 11 at the end of which is rovided a second downwardly extending iction wall '12 parallel with the wall 9.- The formations in the flange 5 are Patented Nov. 20, 1917.

Application filed August 10, 1914. Serial No. 856,013.

all annular and extend about the central axis of the can. A cover 13 is provided as a closure and this cover consists of a centrally disposed cylindrical portion 14 adapted to lit tightly within the friction wall l2. Beyond the cylindrical portion the material of the cover is deflected downwardly to provide an inclined connecting portion 15 at the end of which is an upwardly extending vfriction wall 16 which is adapted to fit tightly within the friction wall9. Beyond. the friction wall 16 a horizontally disposed flange 17 is provided, the edge 18 of whichA is bent back'to reinforce the flange so that a tool may be inserted under it to remove the cover. The flange 17 and its bent back portion '18 rest behind the raised juncture' of the flange 5 and body 4 of the .can so that the raised portion provides an efficient fulcrlnn for the tool in removing the cover. The walls 12, 9, 14 and 16 are slightly yielding and it will be noted that the-walls 9 and 12 yield in one direction together and the walls 14 and 16 in the other direction together. l` he closure thus A.formed is ex` trelnely efficient and the cover 13 may be removed and replaced at will by the operator without damaging either the fiange 5 or the cover 6. 'lll'ie juncture between the friction wall 12 and the inclined portion '11 of the flange 5 presents a rounded .surface against which a paint vbrush may be moved to vary the amount of paint carried by the brushA from the can.

It will be manifest that the embodiment of flic invention hereinbefore described may be cheaply consti-noted and that it will be durable and pleasing in appearance.

It will be obvious also that various changes' may be made in the form, construction an arrangement ofthe parts without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention or sacrificing any of'` its material advantages,

the form hereinbefore disclosed being merely j,

*EST AVAILABLECQP portion vvhich isivvithout frictional engage t to the top ment with 4said end flange and connects the upper part of the inner friction Wall of the cover with the lower part of the outer fric tion Well of the cover.

' 2. A friction top can comprising a cfa-:1 body having an inwardly extending gef at its top provided with a pair of vertically disposed and parallel friction Walls both n wardly presented, and connected. by :in intermediate inclined portion of said iange extending from the bottom part of `one wall part of the other, and a cover having friction walls arranged te cooperate with the friction Walls oftlieiienge, and an A intermediate connecting inclined portion.

3. A friction top can comprising a cen body having an inwardly extending flange at its top provided with a pair of inwardly Lampes presented substantially vertical and parallel friction walls, and a cover having a depressed central closing portion and cylindrical about its center to provide a friction Wall adapted to engage one of the friction walls of the ange and having a second friction wall parallel to said cylindrical portion and adapted to engage the other friction Wall 'of the flange, the cover and body-iange being otherwise free from each other and all of the .flange-parts being pressed in a common outward direction,

Signed this 31, day of July, 1914, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

PAUL L. '.MHLER, H. 0. SPALDING. 

